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Summer Vocabulary
Summer Coursework Vocabulary
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Language - English
9th Grade
08/20/2011

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Alliteration
Definition
The commencment of two or more stressed syllables of a word group either with the same consonant sound or group.
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Allusion
Definition
A passing or casual reference; an incidental mention of something.
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Antagonist
Definition
A person who is apposed to, struggles against, or competes with another.
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Atmosphere
Definition
The gaseous evelope surrounding the Earth; the air.
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Assonance
Definition
Resemblance of sounds.
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Ballad
Definition
Any light, simple song, especally one of sentimental or romantic character, having two or more stanzes all sung to the same melody.
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Blank Verse
Definition
Unrymed verse, especally the unrymed iambic pentameter most frequently used in Eniglish drama.
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Climax
Definition
The highest or most intense point in the development or resolution of something.
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Conflict
Definition
To come into a collision or disaggreement.
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Couplet
Definition
A pair of successive lines of a verse.
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Denouement
Definition
The final resolution of the intricies of a plot, as of a drama or novel.
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Dialect
Definition
A verietly of a language that is distinguished from other varieties of the same language by features.
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Dialogue
Definition
Conversation between two or more persons.
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Dynamic Character
Definition
In literature or drama, a character who undergoes a permanent change in outlook or character during their story.
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Exposition
Definition
a large-scale public exhibition or show manfactured products.
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Fable
Definition
A short tale to teach a moral lesson.
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Flat Character
Definition
Easily recoginezd character type in fictionwho might not be fully delineated but is useful carrying out some narrative purposes.
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Foot
Definition
The terminal part of the let, below the ankle joint, on whichthe body stands or moves.
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Foreshadowing
Definition
To show or indicate beforehand; prefigure.
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Free verse
Definition
Verses that does not flow a mixed material pattern.
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Genere
Definition
Class or category of artistic endeavor having a particular form, content, technigue, or the like.
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Hero/Heroine
Definition
A man distinguished curage or ability, admired for his brave deeds and noble qualities.
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Hyperoble
Definition
Obvious and intentional exaggeration.
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Lamp
Definition
Any various devices furinishing artifical light, as by electicty or gas.
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Irony
Definition
The use of words to conveay a meaning
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Lyric Poem
Definition
A short poem of songlike quality.
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Metaphor
Definition
A figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance.
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Meter
Definition
The fundamental unit of length in the Metric system.
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Onomatopoeia
Definition
The formation of a word.
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Pentameter
Definition
A line of verse consisting of five materical feet.
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Personification
Definition
The arttribution of the personal nature of a personal character.
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Plot
Definition
A secret plan or scheme to accomplish, some purpose.
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Point of view
Definition
A specified or stated manner of consideration or appeaisal.
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Protagonist
Definition
The leading character.
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Rhyme
Definition
Identity in sound of some part.
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Rhyme Scheme
Definition
The patterns of rhymes used in a poem.
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Rhythem
Definition
Movement or procudure with uniform or patterned recurrence of a beat.
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Round Character
Definition
A character in Fiction who is explained Fully by the Author.
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Setting
Definition
The act of a person or thing that sets.
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Static Character
Definition
A literary character who remains basically unchanged troughout a work.
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Absolution
Definition
Act of absolving.
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Alacarity
Definition
Cheerful readiness, promptness or willingness.
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Antagonism
Definition
An active hostility opposition, as between unfriendly or conflicting groups.
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Antecedent
Definition
A preceding Circumstance, event, object, style, etc.
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Antithesis
Definition
Opposition
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Arbiter
Definition
A personpowered to decide matters at issue.
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Archetypal
Definition
The original pattern or model form which all things of the same kind are copied or on wich they are based.
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Cacophony
Definition
Harsh discordance of sound; dissonance.
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Capitulate
Definition
To surrander unconditionally or on stioulated terms.
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Clairoyant
Definition
Having or claiming to have the power of seeing objects or actions beyond the rage of natural vision.
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Collusion
Definition
A secreat agreement.
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Confluence
Definition
A flowing together of two or more streams.
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Credulity
Definition
Willingness to believe or trust to readily.
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Dossonance
Definition
Inharmonious or harsh sound.
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Equivocal
Definition
Allowing the possibility of several different meanings.
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Etymology
Definition
The derviation of a word.
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Excupate
Definition
To clear form or change of guilt or fault.
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Expurgate
Definition
To amend by removing words.
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Hopeless
Definition
Unlucky.
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Ignominous
Definition
Marked by or attached with ignominy.
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Incarnate
Definition
Embodied in flesh; given body.
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Indiginous
Definition
Orginiating in a characterstic of a particular region or country.
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Interlocutor
Definition
A person who takes part in a conversation or dialogue.
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Intransigent
Definition
Refusing to agree or compromise.
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Inviolable
Definition
Probhiting violation; secure from destruction.
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Mitigate
Definition
To lesson in force or intensity, as wrath, greif.
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Obdurate
Definition
Unmoved by persuasion, pity, or tender feeling.
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Obsequious
Definition
Characterized by or showing servile complaisance or deferance.
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Orator
Definition
A person who dilivers an oration; a public speaker.
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Perfidious
Definition
Deliberately faithless; treherous; deceitful.
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Plausible
Definition
Having an apperance of truth or reason.
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Preclude
Definition
To prevent the presence, existance, oroccurence of.
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Proclivity
Definition
Natural or habitual inclination or tendency.
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Rectitude
Definition
Rightness of principle or conduct.
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Reverance
Definition
A feeling or attitude of deep respect tinged with awe.
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Subjugate
Definition
To bring under compplete control ro subjection.
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Superflous
Definition
Being more than is sufficient or required.
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Transgress
Definition
To violate a law, command, moral code.
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Veracity
Definition
Habitual observance of truth in speech or ststement; trouthfulness.
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Alliteration
Definition
The commencment of two or more stressed syllables of a word group either with the same consonant sound or group.
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Alliteration
Definition
The commencment of two or more stressed syllables of a word group either with the same consonant sound or group.
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